Yong Cao

Research interests

Publications

• D-A-π-A-D-type Dopant-free Hole Transport Material for Low-Cost, Efficient, and Stable Perovskite Solar Cells

  Joule · 2021 · https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joule.2020.12.003

• 14.4% efficiency all-polymer solar cell with broad absorption and low energy loss enabled by a novel polymer acceptor

  Nano Energy · 2020 · https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nanoen.2020.104718

• Delocalization of exciton and electron wavefunction in non-fullerene acceptor molecules enables efficient organic solar cells

  Nature Communications · 2020 · 10.1038/s41467-020-17867-1

• Capsaicin—the major bioactive ingredient of chili peppers: bio-efficacy and delivery systems

  Food & Function · 2020 · https://doi.org/10.1039/d0fo00351d

• Single-Junction Organic Solar Cell with over 15% Efficiency Using Fused-Ring Acceptor with Electron-Deficient Core

  Joule · 2019 · https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joule.2019.01.004

• Achieving over 16% efficiency for single-junction organic solar cells

  Science China Chemistry · 2019 · https://doi.org/10.1007/s11426-019-9457-5

• Dual Interfacial Design for Efficient CsPbI2Br Perovskite Solar Cells with Improved Photostability

  Advanced Materials · 2019 · https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.201901152

• A generic green solvent concept boosting the power conversion efficiency of all-polymer solar cells to 11%

  Energy & Environmental Science · 2018 · https://doi.org/10.1039/c8ee02863j

• Organic and solution-processed tandem solar cells with 17.3% efficiency

  Science · 2018 · https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aat2612

• Fine-tuning of the chemical structure of photoactive materials for highly efficient organic photovoltaics

  Nature Energy · 2018 · https://doi.org/10.1038/s41560-018-0263-4

• High-Performance Ternary Organic Solar Cell Enabled by a Thick Active Layer Containing a Liquid Crystalline Small Molecule Donor

  Journal of the American Chemical Society · 2017 · https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.6b11991

• All‐Polymer Solar Cells Based on a Conjugated Polymer Containing Siloxane‐Functionalized Side Chains with Efficiency over 10%

  Advanced Materials · 2017 · https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.201703906

• Optimisation of processing solvent and molecular weight for the production of green-solvent-processed all-polymer solar cells with a power conversion efficiency over 9%

  Energy & Environmental Science · 2017 · https://doi.org/10.1039/c7ee00619e

• A high dielectric constant non-fullerene acceptor for efficient bulk-heterojunction organic solar cells

  Journal of Materials Chemistry A · 2017 · https://doi.org/10.1039/c7ta10136h

• n-Type Water/Alcohol-Soluble Naphthalene Diimide-Based Conjugated Polymers for High-Performance Polymer Solar Cells

  Journal of the American Chemical Society · 2016 · https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.5b12664

• Amino‐Functionalized Conjugated Polymer as an Efficient Electron Transport Layer for High‐Performance Planar‐Heterojunction Perovskite Solar Cells

  Advanced Energy Materials · 2015 · https://doi.org/10.1002/aenm.201501534

• Deep Absorbing Porphyrin Small Molecule for High-Performance Organic Solar Cells with Very Low Energy Losses

  Journal of the American Chemical Society · 2015 · https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.5b03740

• A Series of Simple Oligomer-like Small Molecules Based on Oligothiophenes for Solution-Processed Solar Cells with High Efficiency

  Journal of the American Chemical Society · 2015 · https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.5b00305

• Single-junction polymer solar cells with high efficiency and photovoltage

  Nature Photonics · 2015 · https://doi.org/10.1038/nphoton.2015.6

• Small-molecule solar cells with efficiency over 9%

  Nature Photonics · 2014 · https://doi.org/10.1038/nphoton.2014.269

• Recent advances in water/alcohol-soluble π-conjugated materials: new materials and growing applications in solar cells

  Chemical Society Reviews · 2013 · https://doi.org/10.1039/c3cs60200a

• High-Efficiency Polymer Solar Cells via the Incorporation of an Amino-Functionalized Conjugated Metallopolymer as a Cathode Interlayer

  Journal of the American Chemical Society · 2013 · https://doi.org/10.1021/ja408363c

• Enhanced power-conversion efficiency in polymer solar cells using an inverted device structure

  Nature Photonics · 2012 · https://doi.org/10.1038/nphoton.2012.190

• Recent development of push–pull conjugated polymers for bulk-heterojunction photovoltaics: rational design and fine tailoring of molecular structures

  Journal of Materials Chemistry · 2012 · https://doi.org/10.1039/c2jm30470h

• Simultaneous Enhancement of Open‐Circuit Voltage, Short‐Circuit Current Density, and Fill Factor in Polymer Solar Cells

  Advanced Materials · 2011 · https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.201103006

• Improved High-Efficiency Organic Solar Cells via Incorporation of a Conjugated Polyelectrolyte Interlayer

  Journal of the American Chemical Society · 2011 · https://doi.org/10.1021/ja2037673

• Donor–Acceptor Conjugated Polymer Based on Naphtho[1,2-c:5,6-c]bis[1,2,5]thiadiazole for High-Performance Polymer Solar Cells

  Journal of the American Chemical Society · 2011 · https://doi.org/10.1021/ja201131h

• Water/alcohol soluble conjugated polymers as highly efficient electron transporting/injection layer in optoelectronic devices

  Chemical Society Reviews · 2010 · https://doi.org/10.1039/b907991m

• Materials and Devices toward Fully Solution Processable Organic Light-Emitting Diodes

  Chemistry of Materials · 2010 · https://doi.org/10.1021/cm101937p

• High-Detectivity Polymer Photodetectors with Spectral Response from 300 nm to 1450 nm

  Science · 2009 · https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1176706

• Efficient Electron Injection from a Bilayer Cathode Consisting of Aluminum and Alcohol‐/Water‐Soluble Conjugated Polymers

  Advanced Materials · 2004 · https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.200400067

• Novel Electroluminescent Conjugated Polyelectrolytes Based on Polyfluorene

  Chemistry of Materials · 2004 · https://doi.org/10.1021/cm034650o

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